Imperial Biscotti Break
Evil Twin Brewing
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- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #127 - ABV:
- 11.5%
- Score:
- 97
Ranked #474 - Avg:
- 4.36 | pDev: 8.49%
- Reviews:
- 701
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- New York, United States
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SCORE
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World-Class
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Notes:
The Roman Empire had a certain "je ne sais quoi" - festive food culture, extravagant architecture, and spectacular live entertainment. Some might argue the Emperors were brutal, mad, and hungry for power, and the people vain when taking baths and working out all day. Listen - that's still all part of the secret Imperial ingredient - keep it cool, clean, confident, arrogant, and flamboyant. Forza Imperiale.
Reviews: 701
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4.81/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Evil Twin got it right when they called this beer flamboyant. This beer is chock full of flavor. The fire is raging in the fireplace and snow is coming and this beer is perfect for the occasion. It tastes like chocolate, carmelized brown sugar, vanilla and roasted spicy notes. This beer is pitch black and delicious!
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look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Evil Twin got it right when they called this beer flamboyant. This beer is chock full of flavor. The fire is raging in the fireplace and snow is coming and this beer is perfect for the occasion. It tastes like chocolate, carmelized brown sugar, vanilla and roasted spicy notes. This beer is pitch black and delicious!
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4.35/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours a deep opaque black, producing 1.5 fingers of dense, mocha, rapidly diminishing head that leaves little lace. Aroma reeks of dark chocolate and is reminiscent of Oreo cookies or fudge brownies topped with pecans, walnuts, some coffee, roast and burnt notes with hints of raisin, dark cherries, vanilla, caramel, toffee and low level alcohol for the ABV. The complexity deepens as the brew warms. Taste is heavy to cookies and cream, sweet and bitter dark chocolate fudge with notes of roasted and burnt malts, coffee, fig, prune and molasses with minor spice in the finish that develops into a chocolatey burnt and bitter aftertaste. Again complexity deepens as the brew warms and as is usual with these higher ABV stouts, the alcohol which is subdued early in the pour, becomes more prominent and spicy with time. Mouthfeel is rich, full and heavy bodied with moderate carbonation (a little more than is normal for the style); smooth and silky with milk-like creaminess. Outstanding.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours a deep opaque black, producing 1.5 fingers of dense, mocha, rapidly diminishing head that leaves little lace. Aroma reeks of dark chocolate and is reminiscent of Oreo cookies or fudge brownies topped with pecans, walnuts, some coffee, roast and burnt notes with hints of raisin, dark cherries, vanilla, caramel, toffee and low level alcohol for the ABV. The complexity deepens as the brew warms. Taste is heavy to cookies and cream, sweet and bitter dark chocolate fudge with notes of roasted and burnt malts, coffee, fig, prune and molasses with minor spice in the finish that develops into a chocolatey burnt and bitter aftertaste. Again complexity deepens as the brew warms and as is usual with these higher ABV stouts, the alcohol which is subdued early in the pour, becomes more prominent and spicy with time. Mouthfeel is rich, full and heavy bodied with moderate carbonation (a little more than is normal for the style); smooth and silky with milk-like creaminess. Outstanding.
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4.78/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This review has been a couple of months in the making. Life has wrangled me in a hog pen and tied me to a post. It is time to go back to what makes life grand, beer. I will now get on with the review. The beer is Imperial Biscotti Break from Evil Twin. Evil Twin Brewing makes better dark beers, in my opinion. The beer is 47 degrees and served in my Madison River Brewing tulip glass. The pour of the beer produced a one finger creamy and airy medium tan head. The head's retention is fair, leaving no lacing on the glass. That is disappointing to see no retention on the beer. The beer has a higher alcohol percentage; I should observe head retention. I have drunk stouts over 11 percent with massive retention and sexy lacing on the glass. The dark brown beer is nearly black and is opaque. Overall, the appearance of the beer is above average despite the lack of head retention.
The aromas in the beer are dark chocolate, almonds, sweet bakery bread, dark roasted coffee, molasses, anise, toffee, burnt sugars, char, vanilla, a hint of phenol, earthiness, and yeast.
The flavors in the beer are caramelized sugar, cinnamon rolls (without the cinnamon), medium roasted coffee, molasses, anise, toffee, a hint of charred malts, chocolate but not dark or milk, cereal grains, vanilla, earthiness, nutty, and yeast.
The mouthfeel of the beer is luscious, thick, creamy, and chewy.
The body of the beer is full, low carbonation, and a full finish.
This beer is everything you could dream for a luscious full body stout with coffee and vanilla. The balance in the beer is perfect. This beer is marvelous. I am sipping this beer to savor the flavors. The lack of head retention makes no difference in the score this beer will receive.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This review has been a couple of months in the making. Life has wrangled me in a hog pen and tied me to a post. It is time to go back to what makes life grand, beer. I will now get on with the review. The beer is Imperial Biscotti Break from Evil Twin. Evil Twin Brewing makes better dark beers, in my opinion. The beer is 47 degrees and served in my Madison River Brewing tulip glass. The pour of the beer produced a one finger creamy and airy medium tan head. The head's retention is fair, leaving no lacing on the glass. That is disappointing to see no retention on the beer. The beer has a higher alcohol percentage; I should observe head retention. I have drunk stouts over 11 percent with massive retention and sexy lacing on the glass. The dark brown beer is nearly black and is opaque. Overall, the appearance of the beer is above average despite the lack of head retention.
The aromas in the beer are dark chocolate, almonds, sweet bakery bread, dark roasted coffee, molasses, anise, toffee, burnt sugars, char, vanilla, a hint of phenol, earthiness, and yeast.
The flavors in the beer are caramelized sugar, cinnamon rolls (without the cinnamon), medium roasted coffee, molasses, anise, toffee, a hint of charred malts, chocolate but not dark or milk, cereal grains, vanilla, earthiness, nutty, and yeast.
The mouthfeel of the beer is luscious, thick, creamy, and chewy.
The body of the beer is full, low carbonation, and a full finish.
This beer is everything you could dream for a luscious full body stout with coffee and vanilla. The balance in the beer is perfect. This beer is marvelous. I am sipping this beer to savor the flavors. The lack of head retention makes no difference in the score this beer will receive.
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4.67/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Batch #19 in a 1 pint can. Dark, rich and delicious looking. A tiny head. The smell is like alcoholic chocolate cake or cocoa with whiskey. The taste is smooth and chocolatey. Alcohol is well hidden. Smoothest mouthfeel for a stout I think I ever had. It's awesome. A righteous stout. Damn. Should've got two. Outstanding Eviltwin.
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look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Batch #19 in a 1 pint can. Dark, rich and delicious looking. A tiny head. The smell is like alcoholic chocolate cake or cocoa with whiskey. The taste is smooth and chocolatey. Alcohol is well hidden. Smoothest mouthfeel for a stout I think I ever had. It's awesome. A righteous stout. Damn. Should've got two. Outstanding Eviltwin.
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2.58/5 rDev -40.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Very disappointed with this beer. Like nearly all Evil Twin beers, this one failed to live up to the hype. There was little to no biscotti flavour. Low carbonation, as expected. Ok mouthfeel. Bland aroma. ABV was well hidden. Just an expensive, 'meh' of an imp stout. The flavours need to be more pronounced in pretty much all ET beers that I have tried.
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look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Very disappointed with this beer. Like nearly all Evil Twin beers, this one failed to live up to the hype. There was little to no biscotti flavour. Low carbonation, as expected. Ok mouthfeel. Bland aroma. ABV was well hidden. Just an expensive, 'meh' of an imp stout. The flavours need to be more pronounced in pretty much all ET beers that I have tried.
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4.43/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Viscous and black, strong tan head which fades fast but stays lacey on the glass. Pours a little syrupy but isn't cloying on the tongue, great mouthfeel and aftertaste. Deep roast flavors, particularly dark chocolate and coffee, with mild vanilla and a hint of nuttiness with a faint chili burn in the background. Drinking this on a rainy Summer night but this would be a great beer to enjoy in winter by the fire.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Viscous and black, strong tan head which fades fast but stays lacey on the glass. Pours a little syrupy but isn't cloying on the tongue, great mouthfeel and aftertaste. Deep roast flavors, particularly dark chocolate and coffee, with mild vanilla and a hint of nuttiness with a faint chili burn in the background. Drinking this on a rainy Summer night but this would be a great beer to enjoy in winter by the fire.
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4.36/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
When pouring out the color was dark brown almost black. It looked like it was a bit syrupy when pouring out and it seemed as though it wouldn't have much of a head until a nice brown foam head appeared.
When smelling it i smelled an aroma of cookies and dark fruity pure chocolate. The taste was rich and sweet but not overly sweet or syrupy and after a sip i noticed a lingering coffee note, very nice. The mouthfeel was smooth and although it had a high ABV it didn't feel very boozy. I personally really liked it.
I bought a 1 pint can for 9 euros at J&B craft beer store, wasn't dissappointed.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
When pouring out the color was dark brown almost black. It looked like it was a bit syrupy when pouring out and it seemed as though it wouldn't have much of a head until a nice brown foam head appeared.
When smelling it i smelled an aroma of cookies and dark fruity pure chocolate. The taste was rich and sweet but not overly sweet or syrupy and after a sip i noticed a lingering coffee note, very nice. The mouthfeel was smooth and although it had a high ABV it didn't feel very boozy. I personally really liked it.
I bought a 1 pint can for 9 euros at J&B craft beer store, wasn't dissappointed.
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4.25/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16oz can. Date coding is by 'Batch #003'.
Black colored body with a glimmer of garnet when back lit through the thinnest area of the glass. Multiple fingers of tan head upon pouring, which settles back to a bubbly, active cap. Leaves behind some scattered swirls of lacing.
Aroma from the glass is present but is different in that while there is dark roasted malts, there is also an earthy black licorice edge and the biscotti almond.
Taste expresses dark roasted malts and a bit of char, along with the almond and vanilla. Quite dry in the finish.
Medium plus mouth feel. Has a thick stout texture. Good carbonation.
A very dense stout in smell and flavor. Just a touch of sweetness. Mostly dour and dry. With small plates of complimentary food flavors, this is a high ABV% stout that I could choice for an extended drinking session.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16oz can. Date coding is by 'Batch #003'.
Black colored body with a glimmer of garnet when back lit through the thinnest area of the glass. Multiple fingers of tan head upon pouring, which settles back to a bubbly, active cap. Leaves behind some scattered swirls of lacing.
Aroma from the glass is present but is different in that while there is dark roasted malts, there is also an earthy black licorice edge and the biscotti almond.
Taste expresses dark roasted malts and a bit of char, along with the almond and vanilla. Quite dry in the finish.
Medium plus mouth feel. Has a thick stout texture. Good carbonation.
A very dense stout in smell and flavor. Just a touch of sweetness. Mostly dour and dry. With small plates of complimentary food flavors, this is a high ABV% stout that I could choice for an extended drinking session.
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4.25/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned spring 2016; drank 6/8/16 @ the Yarchives.
Black appearance.
A rough pour yielded a HUGE tan head (careful pouring!); a curtain of frothy lace.
Cantaloupe, milk chocolate, vanilla, mild medium roast coffee bean & faint fresh earth notes in the nose.
Thick, sticky mouthfeel.
Cantaloupe, milk chocolate & medium roast coffee bean flavors up front; vanilla notes on the finish. No booze heat.
Very unique (cantaloupe?!) and rich; the can seemed to help bring out more flavors in this one.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned spring 2016; drank 6/8/16 @ the Yarchives.
Black appearance.
A rough pour yielded a HUGE tan head (careful pouring!); a curtain of frothy lace.
Cantaloupe, milk chocolate, vanilla, mild medium roast coffee bean & faint fresh earth notes in the nose.
Thick, sticky mouthfeel.
Cantaloupe, milk chocolate & medium roast coffee bean flavors up front; vanilla notes on the finish. No booze heat.
Very unique (cantaloupe?!) and rich; the can seemed to help bring out more flavors in this one.
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4.35/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Big, dark roasted malts, rich, tons of chocolate, coffee, hints of slick vanilla, almonds/nuts, alcohol, very dark brown/black color with off-white sustained head
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Big, dark roasted malts, rich, tons of chocolate, coffee, hints of slick vanilla, almonds/nuts, alcohol, very dark brown/black color with off-white sustained head
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3.89/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Evil Twin Brewing "Imperial Biscotti Break"
16 fl. oz. can, coded "BATCH #018 20:59"
$4.49 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ
Notes via stream of consciousness: Ahh, a nice midday snack, sans the actual coffee. OK, it's poured an opaque black body beneath a finger-thick head of dense dark tan foam. The aroma is a little floral and perfume-like - I can see the almond in it but it comes across as extract (and to be honest, what else would it be?). I get some roastiness as well, I guess coming from the coffee, but I don't really see it as "coffee". Moving on to the flavor, there's more coffee to it, and more almond although it still has that kind of sweetish candy and perfume-like character to it. I like this but it's not reminding me of having an espresso and a biscotti at one of my favorite little hole-in-the-walls in Italy. Maybe it's a little like an espresso with a shot of almond syrup but that's even a stretch as it just doesn't have the intensity in the coffee side. Ahhh, I walked away for a bit and it's warmed some and now when I smell it I get coffee first and almond second, so that's a change. I like it better this way, I thought I'd had it out of the fridge for long enough but I guess not. So, back to the flavor... I'm still getting more almond upfront, and some vanilla, and then the coffee - and that's not bad. Is it knocking my socks off, no, but it's OK. It's a bit sweetish but I guess that's what we're going for here, right? Could it pass as a dessert beer? Yes, I guess, but I still feel like it's coming off as a little artificial. OK, where am I? Bitterness! Yes, it's got a moderate bitterness and it balances it but something lingers in my mouth that doesn't feel right - I'm guessing it's extract although lactose can do this to me as well. I'm not sure there's any lactose involved but who knows. In the mouth it's medium bodied and gently crisp and then smooth across the tongue. The alcohol doesn't come across at all unless it's adding to the perfume-like note. In the mouth it's medium bodied but dextrinous, and quite smooth. Overall it's an interesting strong dessert beer that's probably worth taking a look at.
Review# 6,507
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Evil Twin Brewing "Imperial Biscotti Break"
16 fl. oz. can, coded "BATCH #018 20:59"
$4.49 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ
Notes via stream of consciousness: Ahh, a nice midday snack, sans the actual coffee. OK, it's poured an opaque black body beneath a finger-thick head of dense dark tan foam. The aroma is a little floral and perfume-like - I can see the almond in it but it comes across as extract (and to be honest, what else would it be?). I get some roastiness as well, I guess coming from the coffee, but I don't really see it as "coffee". Moving on to the flavor, there's more coffee to it, and more almond although it still has that kind of sweetish candy and perfume-like character to it. I like this but it's not reminding me of having an espresso and a biscotti at one of my favorite little hole-in-the-walls in Italy. Maybe it's a little like an espresso with a shot of almond syrup but that's even a stretch as it just doesn't have the intensity in the coffee side. Ahhh, I walked away for a bit and it's warmed some and now when I smell it I get coffee first and almond second, so that's a change. I like it better this way, I thought I'd had it out of the fridge for long enough but I guess not. So, back to the flavor... I'm still getting more almond upfront, and some vanilla, and then the coffee - and that's not bad. Is it knocking my socks off, no, but it's OK. It's a bit sweetish but I guess that's what we're going for here, right? Could it pass as a dessert beer? Yes, I guess, but I still feel like it's coming off as a little artificial. OK, where am I? Bitterness! Yes, it's got a moderate bitterness and it balances it but something lingers in my mouth that doesn't feel right - I'm guessing it's extract although lactose can do this to me as well. I'm not sure there's any lactose involved but who knows. In the mouth it's medium bodied and gently crisp and then smooth across the tongue. The alcohol doesn't come across at all unless it's adding to the perfume-like note. In the mouth it's medium bodied but dextrinous, and quite smooth. Overall it's an interesting strong dessert beer that's probably worth taking a look at.
Review# 6,507
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3.88/5 rDev -11%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Really enjoyed the look, smell, and flavor of this beer. I found this one to be very astringent for some reason. Maybe astringent isn’t the right word but there was something in the aftertaste that was very distracting and kept this from being something special.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Really enjoyed the look, smell, and flavor of this beer. I found this one to be very astringent for some reason. Maybe astringent isn’t the right word but there was something in the aftertaste that was very distracting and kept this from being something special.
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3.15/5 rDev -27.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Love the idea. Love the brand. Not enough body. The beer is strangely thin for one with so much alcohol. The flavor is complex, but so complex I can’t figure it out.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Love the idea. Love the brand. Not enough body. The beer is strangely thin for one with so much alcohol. The flavor is complex, but so complex I can’t figure it out.
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4.54/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
A-Pure espresso black with a brown mocha head that is quite present and lush
S-Aroma is a muddled almond that is subdued
M-Thick, luscious and full bodied. Rich and bold.
T-Beautiful sweet and bitter balance overall with complimentary notes of almond and vanilla in a symphony of flavour
O-This is a wonderful beer! I say that quite unexpectedly as I was apprehensive of an over stimulus of extract and fake flavours. But this was not the case at all!! Really well crafted.
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look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
A-Pure espresso black with a brown mocha head that is quite present and lush
S-Aroma is a muddled almond that is subdued
M-Thick, luscious and full bodied. Rich and bold.
T-Beautiful sweet and bitter balance overall with complimentary notes of almond and vanilla in a symphony of flavour
O-This is a wonderful beer! I say that quite unexpectedly as I was apprehensive of an over stimulus of extract and fake flavours. But this was not the case at all!! Really well crafted.
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5/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
De Mikkeller shop. En copa Teku. Compartido con Carlos. Con queso, doritos y pizza. Riquisimamente con delicioso sabor cafetoso, dulce y suavisma en el paladar. Un autentica delicia que te deja con ganas de mas
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look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
De Mikkeller shop. En copa Teku. Compartido con Carlos. Con queso, doritos y pizza. Riquisimamente con delicioso sabor cafetoso, dulce y suavisma en el paladar. Un autentica delicia que te deja con ganas de mas
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3.89/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
(16 oz can, batch #016 ... poured into a snifter)
L: dark brown liquid, black appearance; fleeting sizzly brown foam... no head retention (aside from thin collar), no lace
S: lots of coffee, bit of a vanilla-almond note as one would find in said biscotti... the roast is rough but mellow; doesn't smell overtly sweet/syrupy... the vanilla-almond combo opens up a bit more, smelling like a scented candle... little edge to the alcohol; overall smells like a coffee infused with a flavored cream (liqueur)
T: dark-roasty, espresso-like malt, with huge almond blast in the finish, vanilla fumes in its wake... delicate, vaguely-vinous fruity esters hanging on the palate in aftertaste, subtle spicy booze note as well... by the third sip, impression of sweetness enhances (and/or rather that of lame extract flavors?), dark crystal malt crust on a doughy cookie base... the malts open up, exposed to be thick and layered, but indistinct (similar enough to EMJ and other craft imp stouts)... the intensity of the extracts fade, simply coloring the hard coffee cookie, but its overall impact remains bold enough
F: has some lean meat on its bones but is thankfully not quite slick, sludgy, or syrupy... and with the booze either expertly tamed or weighed down by the malt milk, this is damn easy and smooth
O: interesting concept but hardly/barely crafted - this could be better: roastier, toastier, nuttier, like a damn biscotti, with a sharper, snappier finish - maybe the imp stout part gets in the way?... explosive flavor intensity but has that bloated, homogenous, concentrated, all-too-familiar (ET) imperial stout ... I dumped EMJ halfway through and this too - they're a bit much to drink; a reduction may work well...
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
(16 oz can, batch #016 ... poured into a snifter)
L: dark brown liquid, black appearance; fleeting sizzly brown foam... no head retention (aside from thin collar), no lace
S: lots of coffee, bit of a vanilla-almond note as one would find in said biscotti... the roast is rough but mellow; doesn't smell overtly sweet/syrupy... the vanilla-almond combo opens up a bit more, smelling like a scented candle... little edge to the alcohol; overall smells like a coffee infused with a flavored cream (liqueur)
T: dark-roasty, espresso-like malt, with huge almond blast in the finish, vanilla fumes in its wake... delicate, vaguely-vinous fruity esters hanging on the palate in aftertaste, subtle spicy booze note as well... by the third sip, impression of sweetness enhances (and/or rather that of lame extract flavors?), dark crystal malt crust on a doughy cookie base... the malts open up, exposed to be thick and layered, but indistinct (similar enough to EMJ and other craft imp stouts)... the intensity of the extracts fade, simply coloring the hard coffee cookie, but its overall impact remains bold enough
F: has some lean meat on its bones but is thankfully not quite slick, sludgy, or syrupy... and with the booze either expertly tamed or weighed down by the malt milk, this is damn easy and smooth
O: interesting concept but hardly/barely crafted - this could be better: roastier, toastier, nuttier, like a damn biscotti, with a sharper, snappier finish - maybe the imp stout part gets in the way?... explosive flavor intensity but has that bloated, homogenous, concentrated, all-too-familiar (ET) imperial stout ... I dumped EMJ halfway through and this too - they're a bit much to drink; a reduction may work well...
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2.85/5 rDev -34.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
To be honest, it wasn't my favorite and I couldn't finish it. I love stouts, but perhaps it was just the imperialness of the stout that I wasn't feeling this time.
Pours beautifully.
Taste is heavy licorice and reminds me of a whisky oak barrel aged beer. Strong alcohol presence.
I didn't get any flavor of almond or biscotti...
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
To be honest, it wasn't my favorite and I couldn't finish it. I love stouts, but perhaps it was just the imperialness of the stout that I wasn't feeling this time.
Pours beautifully.
Taste is heavy licorice and reminds me of a whisky oak barrel aged beer. Strong alcohol presence.
I didn't get any flavor of almond or biscotti...
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3.83/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Batch #16. Not sure what date that translates into.
Pours a black body with a smallish head. Leaves a small ring of carbonation around the glass.
Nose of coffee, vanilla, crusty brownies. Roast is there too.
Much of the same as the nose. Coffee, vanilla, waxy nuttiness, roast, cola, hint of licorice. Dry finish.
Thin body, wish it were chewier. Not sure how they do it but another solid and flavorful stout.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Batch #16. Not sure what date that translates into.
Pours a black body with a smallish head. Leaves a small ring of carbonation around the glass.
Nose of coffee, vanilla, crusty brownies. Roast is there too.
Much of the same as the nose. Coffee, vanilla, waxy nuttiness, roast, cola, hint of licorice. Dry finish.
Thin body, wish it were chewier. Not sure how they do it but another solid and flavorful stout.
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4.02/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pretty good, but I prefer Even More Jesus and Even More Coco Jesus. These beers are great at around $4/16oz can. Will probably stick with Evil Twin's other offerings.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pretty good, but I prefer Even More Jesus and Even More Coco Jesus. These beers are great at around $4/16oz can. Will probably stick with Evil Twin's other offerings.
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4.04/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Date: Batch #017, consumed on 09/20/18.
Appearance: It pours fairly black but has some dark brown around the edges and a fizzy fingers worth of head.
Aroma: Wow, every time I have this I am completely taken aback all over again because it smells exactly like quality biscotti. Sweet bread, huge almond aromas, medium roast coffee, a little chocolate, and vanilla extract. The reason I say vanilla extract is because there is a slight booziness that smells like a whiff of a bottle of extract. This really is the most accurate representations of food inspired beer on the market.
Taste: I have had this one several times and the first thing I notice is that it is much lighter on the mouthfeel than expected and the texture is very oily. Other than that, all of the aromas are here on the taste but with more chocolate on the back end. The coffee doesn't overwhelm the beer as it often can in stouts. The almond really takes center stage with this one, a sweet candy like almond. There is a good amount of sweetness but it isn't overdone like it can be in Prairie stouts, although a 16oz can can easily be shared. The finish is mostly dark brown sugary cake. I really enjoy these Evil Twin stouts but this, one of their most popular and highly rated, is probably one of my least favorites. The oily texture and thinness when compared to other stouts, such as Even More Jesus, keeps this from being a masterpiece it could be.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Date: Batch #017, consumed on 09/20/18.
Appearance: It pours fairly black but has some dark brown around the edges and a fizzy fingers worth of head.
Aroma: Wow, every time I have this I am completely taken aback all over again because it smells exactly like quality biscotti. Sweet bread, huge almond aromas, medium roast coffee, a little chocolate, and vanilla extract. The reason I say vanilla extract is because there is a slight booziness that smells like a whiff of a bottle of extract. This really is the most accurate representations of food inspired beer on the market.
Taste: I have had this one several times and the first thing I notice is that it is much lighter on the mouthfeel than expected and the texture is very oily. Other than that, all of the aromas are here on the taste but with more chocolate on the back end. The coffee doesn't overwhelm the beer as it often can in stouts. The almond really takes center stage with this one, a sweet candy like almond. There is a good amount of sweetness but it isn't overdone like it can be in Prairie stouts, although a 16oz can can easily be shared. The finish is mostly dark brown sugary cake. I really enjoy these Evil Twin stouts but this, one of their most popular and highly rated, is probably one of my least favorites. The oily texture and thinness when compared to other stouts, such as Even More Jesus, keeps this from being a masterpiece it could be.
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4.19/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Picked up a single from the Craft Beer Hop Stop 6-21-18 for $4.25. Batch 016, no date.
Beer poured black with a very nice tan head that is leaving some lacing behind.
Nose has hints of chocolate and vanilla along with modestly roasted malts.
Taste is really well balanced with light hints of chocolate, vanilla, and almonds. Very light coffee astringency plays nicely in the background and balances the large but modestly roasted malt base.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and very smooth.
Overall a really well balanced beer that makes for a nice sipper.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Picked up a single from the Craft Beer Hop Stop 6-21-18 for $4.25. Batch 016, no date.
Beer poured black with a very nice tan head that is leaving some lacing behind.
Nose has hints of chocolate and vanilla along with modestly roasted malts.
Taste is really well balanced with light hints of chocolate, vanilla, and almonds. Very light coffee astringency plays nicely in the background and balances the large but modestly roasted malt base.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and very smooth.
Overall a really well balanced beer that makes for a nice sipper.
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4.32/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Batch #014 11:53, consumed 11/10/18
L: Pitch black with a small light tan head that left a small amount of spotty lacing.
S: Aroma is that of a nice imperial stout, mainly toasted caramel malts. Pick up a very little bit of sweet vanilla as well.
T: Taste is deeper and more satisfying than the aroma - pick up some coffee here along with chocolate, almond and more vanilla. Sweet malts with earthy hop notes as well.
F: Smooth, velvety, a perfect medium body with lower-level carbonation. Creamy and sweet. ABV extremely well-disguised.
O: Terrific imperial stout, especially at the price ($4/16oz. can). Absolutely recommended.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Batch #014 11:53, consumed 11/10/18
L: Pitch black with a small light tan head that left a small amount of spotty lacing.
S: Aroma is that of a nice imperial stout, mainly toasted caramel malts. Pick up a very little bit of sweet vanilla as well.
T: Taste is deeper and more satisfying than the aroma - pick up some coffee here along with chocolate, almond and more vanilla. Sweet malts with earthy hop notes as well.
F: Smooth, velvety, a perfect medium body with lower-level carbonation. Creamy and sweet. ABV extremely well-disguised.
O: Terrific imperial stout, especially at the price ($4/16oz. can). Absolutely recommended.
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4.35/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I’m now on my third 4 pack of 16 Oz pounders .
So far Twin Evil Brewing has really got me excited to try all of their offerings, now that they are available in my area .
These pour a nice dark black with a mocha head and huge lacing .
Nice smell but nothing overwhelming .
Taste is just wonderful with a nice full rich body and slick mouthfeel .
Highly recommended !!
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I’m now on my third 4 pack of 16 Oz pounders .
So far Twin Evil Brewing has really got me excited to try all of their offerings, now that they are available in my area .
These pour a nice dark black with a mocha head and huge lacing .
Nice smell but nothing overwhelming .
Taste is just wonderful with a nice full rich body and slick mouthfeel .
Highly recommended !!
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3.49/5 rDev -20%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Batch #016
06:31
Pours thick and viscous deep dark brown with a dark ivory head that bubbles up slightly, and falls back down just as quick. Not much residual lace, poured pretty cold.
Right out of the can, I get hazelnut, roasty coffee, and vanilla, but also an over abundance of chili peppers (which I double and triple-checked, this is not the chili hazelnut). Definitely odd, kind of throws off the intended pleasantries that I expected. As it warms, the aroma becomes sweeter and that biscotti profile starts to become easier to smell.
Definitely past it’s prime. Roasty coffee and malt take over, with a light vanilla backbone throughout. Still nutty, but it just dies off quickly and I’m tasting that metallic can as it settles on the tongue. I’ll try to be impartial with my rating as I know this can is old and this series is good.
Mouthfeel is a little thin, with a medium carbonation and sticky finish. Warm going down the hatch, subtle burn and bitter finish.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Batch #016
06:31
Pours thick and viscous deep dark brown with a dark ivory head that bubbles up slightly, and falls back down just as quick. Not much residual lace, poured pretty cold.
Right out of the can, I get hazelnut, roasty coffee, and vanilla, but also an over abundance of chili peppers (which I double and triple-checked, this is not the chili hazelnut). Definitely odd, kind of throws off the intended pleasantries that I expected. As it warms, the aroma becomes sweeter and that biscotti profile starts to become easier to smell.
Definitely past it’s prime. Roasty coffee and malt take over, with a light vanilla backbone throughout. Still nutty, but it just dies off quickly and I’m tasting that metallic can as it settles on the tongue. I’ll try to be impartial with my rating as I know this can is old and this series is good.
Mouthfeel is a little thin, with a medium carbonation and sticky finish. Warm going down the hatch, subtle burn and bitter finish.
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4.54/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Dark black with a small amount of dark tan head. Not to much lacing.
Smell is big coffee up front followed by chocolate, vanilla and nuts.
Taste follows the nose well. Coffee up front followed by the other flavors.
Little thin for me taste but it does have a good amount of carb and a crazy dry finish from the almonds.
Overall super enjoyable stout with some great flavors. It could be a bit thicker, but that's just picking nits.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Dark black with a small amount of dark tan head. Not to much lacing.
Smell is big coffee up front followed by chocolate, vanilla and nuts.
Taste follows the nose well. Coffee up front followed by the other flavors.
Little thin for me taste but it does have a good amount of carb and a crazy dry finish from the almonds.
Overall super enjoyable stout with some great flavors. It could be a bit thicker, but that's just picking nits.
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Imperial Biscotti Break from Evil Twin Brewing
Beer rating:
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100 with
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